COW LEG (bauhinia candicans)

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	COW LEG
	*bauhinia candicans*

Name
COW LEG

Scientific Name
bauhinia candicans

COW LEG

Bauhinia candicans Benth

· vulgar Names: "pata of vaca", "pata of chivo", "pata of buey", "falsa caoba", "caoba of país", "uaká-lâpi/á" (cow foot) in language tufa.

· geographic Distribution and habitat: It grows in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and in Argentina (Jujuy, Jumps, Formosa, Chaco, Currents, Missions, Between Rivers, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires) in ravines of the rivers.

· Brief description of the plant: Tree of cleared glass, with stings in the knots. Bilobed leaves, of s 1 5 cm. in length, of truncated base or acorazonado. Great flowers, with 5 white petals, solitary or grouped in short paucifloros clusters. It blooms in January.

· Uses and used part: Against the diabetes. stomach, digestive and antitusígeno, the leaves; astringent and antiseptic in garglings, the leaves and the crust. In the manufacture of furniture, the wood. It is a ornarnental and used species in forestación.

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